# Fractures at Direct Roofing, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021075776` · 7/14/2021 · AUSTIN, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Wrist(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Movable ladders, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Direct Roofing, Inc.
- **Location:** 2900 West Anderson, AUSTIN, TEXAS, 78757
- **NAICS:** 238160
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was on a portable ladder, installing a metal awning over a doorway. The employee fell from the ladder to the concrete ground, suffering a broken wrist.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*